What Is It

The Effects of Sports Participation on Academic

Performance among Grade 10 Students of
Dasmariñas Integrated Highschool

Background of the Study

Filipinos love sports, it’s a fact. In almost every barangay, there is a basketball court

where people play in the morning, late in the afternoon, and even in the wee hours. Physical

education classes also ensure that sports are part of a school’s curriculum to encourage students

to participate in different kinds of sports and to help those who want to be athletes in the future.

But passion and talent are not enough. For years, national athletes have been expressing their

sentiments (and disappointments) over the lack of financial support from the government—

funding that could help them train better and join tournaments outside and inside the country.

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The NASBE report (2004) states that “Engaging in daily practices in stills in the players

qualities of discipline, teamwork, physical fitness, and organization”. These skills and attributes

can enhance the student’s ability to find success in the classroom. Many children are coerced into

sports as children, by their parents, to get involved and find a passion or hobby in life. But

should parents be encouraging their children into a life full of sports or are the effects of sports

are too negative to keep pursuing? The effects of participating in sports as a youth on academic

performance is theoretically ambiguous. It has been argued that sports participation increases

student’s motivation and teaches self-discipline result in academic spillovers. Conversely, Sports

training may reduce the time available for studying, learning, and a free time for themselves.
 Statement of the Problem

This study examines whether participation in sports has a significant impact on academic

performance. The researcher was also interested in whether these correlations are positive and

negative in nature and to provide the strength of the correlation. To focus the research, the

following question was addressed:

1.

1.1 What is your gender?

1.2 What Sport you are playing with?

2. How can you manage your time in training, to your study, and to yourself?

3. Do Sports training affect your studies? If yes, how does it affect your

studies?
 Significance of the Study

The study between the relationship of sport participation and academic performance can be a
learning paradigm in the secondary level to enhance the student’s knowledge about the said
topic. This study will be useful in the following:

To Students. This study will help the student-athlete to have self-awareness because when you

commit to both academics and sports, you must realize its consequences to your academics and

health.

To Parents/Guardians. This study is important for parents/guardians so that they will become

aware to the possible conditions their child may get while studying and training in Sports.

To Teachers. This study is important for teachers so that they will become aware to the possible

conditions their students may get while studying and training in Sports.

To Future Researchers. This study can be a guide for the future researchers. They can take a

look on this study and borrow some ideas which can help their research become more effective.

Scope and Delimitations

This study aims to know the effects of Sports participation on academic performance and
become aware to the possible effects that the students may get. In terms of its study there are
limitations that must be considered, the reason is to maintain the order of the study in this regard.
The respondents were Grade 10 student-athletes of Dasmariñas Integrated Highschool.